And The Health Care Band Played On
Over the weekend, Crystal Lee Sutton, labor activist and inspiration for the movie Norma Rae, died of cancer after struggling with her insurance company, which had delayed her treatment. So why is the...
View ArticleFun Facts About How Poor Women Are Denied Their Reproductive Rights
"I'm thinking of ways I can fall or what I can do to end this pregnancy," said one woman to an abortion fund counselor. Why? Because she's on Medicaid, and thanks to the Hyde Amendment, her abortion...
View ArticleRepublicans Give Up On "Forcible Rape," But Bill Still Sucks
To avoid an awkward House floor debate on redefining rape, Republicans have quietly removed the phrase "forcible rape" from their abortion fund-restricting bill. Not before The Daily Show mocked them,...
View ArticleHow We Could Be Preventing Unwanted Pregnancies—And Aren't
A new medical study indicates that it's safe for a woman to have an IUD inserted immediately after an abortion or miscarriage. Researchers say it could prevent more than 70,000 unintended pregnancies...
View ArticleAnti-Choice Group Can Be Sued For Defamation, Because It Was Lying
A judge is allowing former Ohio congressman Steve Driehaus to sue the anti-choice Susan B. Anthony List for defamation, because as he sensibly pointed out, they were lying about whether abortion is...
View Article35th Anniversary Of The Hyde Amendment Is Nothing To Celebrate
One thing you'll hear lawmakers on both sides of the abortion debate say again and again is that federal money shouldn't be used to pay for abortions. There's no reason that taypayer money shouldn't...
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